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Monday Morning Atheist: Why We Switch God Off at Work and How You Fix It
When was the last time you thought about God at work? For millions of us, work doesn’t seem to have a purpose other than a paycheck. Some feel that work is a kind of suffering that must be endured. How did work become such an empty, lifeless trade-off?
There is a solution—it shows up in research, life stories, and in the Bible. You will find it in this book.
In Monday Morning Atheist, you will learn how to resist the lies that cause you to switch God OFF on the job. Let's stop the switch!
Practical Work Tools Inside!
This is not just a book to read.
This is a book to live.
There is a solution—it shows up in research, life stories, and in the Bible. You will find it in this book.
In Monday Morning Atheist, you will learn how to resist the lies that cause you to switch God OFF on the job. Let's stop the switch!
Practical Work Tools Inside!
This is not just a book to read.
This is a book to live.
146 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2012
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April 28, 2025
3.5. Good practical book. Quick read. Very encouraging for viewing your work as meaningful and sharing hope in your day to day!
December 31, 2016
The authors of this helpful book state that they wrote it to help people experience God as we work. They encourage the reader to complete a free Work Personality Profile before starting the book. This profile shows the spiritual traits unique to our work challenges. The profile takes just five minutes to complete and you receive the results immediately via email. In addition, you can send the profile opportunity to a few friends for to complete for free.
The book is set up so that you can read it quickly yourself, or what I believe would be even more helpful – reading and discussing it with a group of peers at work or church over a five-week period. There are helpful resources (Switch Check, etc.), that help you go deeper with the information just covered that will help focus you for the following work week.
The authors state that many of us have left God out of our work, and in doing so, we’ve shut out His light as well. Based on ten years of research and field experience, they help us to understand why this is the case. They tell us that we have conditioned ourselves to work without God, like everything is depending on us. In effective, we are Monday Morning Atheists. They tells us that when we stop working as Monday Morning Atheists, we can rediscover purpose in our work.
They authors cover three false assumptions commonly found in our thinking about work, and state that the keys to a renewed life at work are found in tackling these lies: “Only some of life is spiritual.” “I’m alone and it’s all up to me.” “My work is just a waste.”
The authors tell us that many of us see our jobs purely as an earthly enterprise, and we rarely see any spiritual component at all. Seeing work as inherently non-spiritual is a major false assumption causing Monday Morning Atheism to grow in our work lives. It also denies the biblical truth that everything was created by God for His glory. They write that until we realize that God is with us when we are working, we will not be freed from Monday Morning Atheism, and will always struggle to have meaning and life in our work.
While many feel that work is a necessary evil, or a result of the fall, work was actually part of God’s plan before sin entered the world. We were made for work. Our work has value because God values it. The authors tells us that no work done for God is ever a waste.
The authors provide a list of action ideas to get you started to fight Monday Morning Atheism in the daily activities of your work. They also offer helpful tools and resources to help you put principles into practice and explore God’s desires for your work life in greater detail.
I highly recommend this helpful book. Read it, discuss it with others and use the resources they provide to help you integrate your faith and work.
The book is set up so that you can read it quickly yourself, or what I believe would be even more helpful – reading and discussing it with a group of peers at work or church over a five-week period. There are helpful resources (Switch Check, etc.), that help you go deeper with the information just covered that will help focus you for the following work week.
The authors state that many of us have left God out of our work, and in doing so, we’ve shut out His light as well. Based on ten years of research and field experience, they help us to understand why this is the case. They tell us that we have conditioned ourselves to work without God, like everything is depending on us. In effective, we are Monday Morning Atheists. They tells us that when we stop working as Monday Morning Atheists, we can rediscover purpose in our work.
They authors cover three false assumptions commonly found in our thinking about work, and state that the keys to a renewed life at work are found in tackling these lies: “Only some of life is spiritual.” “I’m alone and it’s all up to me.” “My work is just a waste.”
The authors tell us that many of us see our jobs purely as an earthly enterprise, and we rarely see any spiritual component at all. Seeing work as inherently non-spiritual is a major false assumption causing Monday Morning Atheism to grow in our work lives. It also denies the biblical truth that everything was created by God for His glory. They write that until we realize that God is with us when we are working, we will not be freed from Monday Morning Atheism, and will always struggle to have meaning and life in our work.
While many feel that work is a necessary evil, or a result of the fall, work was actually part of God’s plan before sin entered the world. We were made for work. Our work has value because God values it. The authors tells us that no work done for God is ever a waste.
The authors provide a list of action ideas to get you started to fight Monday Morning Atheism in the daily activities of your work. They also offer helpful tools and resources to help you put principles into practice and explore God’s desires for your work life in greater detail.
I highly recommend this helpful book. Read it, discuss it with others and use the resources they provide to help you integrate your faith and work.
May 3, 2013
It took me only a few hours to read it. It is a simple book that has some practical ideas. According to the book, people have a disconnect with God and work or "spiritual schizophrenia". They believe in God, but work as if He didn't exist (therefore the term "Monday morning atheist"). They are faced with three lies: only some of life is spiritual; I am on my own and have to do it myself; my work is just a waste. These three lies are counteracted with three truths: It all belongs to God and you are a manager of his creation; God promises that you are not alone and will work in and through you; God delights in what we do, He has designed us uniquely and enjoys our work as father delights in his son's work.
The book has practical ideas at the end of each chapter and more ideas on the last chapter.
I would say that it is a good beginner book.
The book has practical ideas at the end of each chapter and more ideas on the last chapter.
I would say that it is a good beginner book.
January 17, 2013
It's a practical book on how most of us tend to compartmentalise God and work. While it's still a challenge, it has practical ideas on how you can combine the two.
I'm working through it as a group activity with several other men. We meet once in two months and each takes a turn to facilitate the session.
I'm working through it as a group activity with several other men. We meet once in two months and each takes a turn to facilitate the session.
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